PSYC2301 Collin College -Psych 2301 Exam 4 (Ch. 10, 11, 12)questions n answers verified/passed

Psych 2301 Exam 4 (Ch. 10, 11, 12)motivation - correct answer The force that moves people to behave, think, and feel the way they do instinct - correct answer An innate (unlearned) biological pattern of behavior that is assumed to be universal throughout a species The Evolutionary Approach - correct answer A view of motivation that says early evolutionary accounts of motivation emphasized the role of instincts which let us survive drive - correct answer An aroused state that occurs because of a physiological need. need - correct answer A deprivation that energizes the drive to eliminate or reduce the deprivation Drive reduction theory - correct answer explains that as a drive becomes stronger, we are motivated to reduce it. The goal of drive reduction is homeostasis homeostasis - correct answer The body's tendency to maintain an equilibrium, or a steady state or balance Yerkes-Dodson law - correct answer The psychological principle stating that performance is best under conditions of moderate arousal rather than either low or high arousal. overlearning - correct answer Learning to perform a task so well that it becomes automatic. Optimal arousal theory - correct answer suggests that there should be a level of arousal (excitement) that is ideal for facilitating goal attainment hormone cholecystokinin (CCK) - correct answer The ______ helps start the digestion of food, travels to the brain through the bloodstream, and signals us to stop eating